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A 62-year-old Norfolk man died Wednesday after he was hit by a truck, police said. The incident happened just after 5:20 a.m. in the 5600 block of Tidewater Drive, where the driver of a Chevrolet pickup truck was traveling northbound through a green light and struck the man in the crosswalk, according to a news release. Bess was using a walker in the crosswalk when he was hit by the truck, Officer Daniel Hudson said. The man, identified as Gary W. Bess, Sr., of the 5600 block of Tidewater Drive, was taken to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital where he died, police said. The crash remains under investigation, and the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office will decide if any...

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A 62-year-old Norfolk man died Wednesday after he was hit by a truck, police said.
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A man was airlifted to an area hospital after his truck struck a tree in Virginia Beach Friday afternoon, police said.
The incident happened just after 6 p.m. in the 2800 block of Pungo Ferry Road, according to a police department news release.
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A 76-year-old man involved in a vehicle accident on US-58 in Suffolk Tuesday night died from his injuries, a city spokesman said.
The man has been identified as William Emery of Norfolk.
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Three people were hospitalized, including one who had to be extricated from her car, after a head-on collision in Suffolk Monday afternoon, officials said.
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A 46-year-old man died in a motorcycle accident in York County Thursday morning, a Virginia State Police spokeswoman said.
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A 50-year-old man died after he was hit by a car in Norfolk Sunday night, according to a police department news release.
The accident happened shortly after 9 p.m. in the 3100 block of Azalea Garden Road.
Police believe the man was attempting to...

An Isle of Wight County Sheriff’s Deputy was injured in an accident Monday, according to the sheriff's office and Virginia State Police.
The accident happened just before 9:30 p.m. at the intersection of Nike Park Road and Reynolds Drive,...

A man died Tuesday afternoon in Hampton when his minivan left the road and struck a tree, police said.
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